Mount Izari

Mount Izari
漁岳
Lake Shikotsu and Mount Izari
Highest point
Elevation	1,317.7 m (4,323 ft)
Coordinates	42°49′16″N 141°14′08″E / 42.82111°N 141.23556°E / 42.82111; 141.23556Coordinates: 42°49′16″N 141°14′08″E / 42.82111°N 141.23556°E / 42.82111; 141.23556
Naming
English translation	fishing mountain
Language of name	Japanese
Pronunciation	[Izaridake]
Geography
Location	Hokkaido, Japan

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Mount Izari (漁岳, Izaridake) is a volcano with an altitude of 1,318 m at the junction of Eniwa, Chitose and Sapporo, Ishikari Subprefecture, Hokkaido. It has been selected as one of the 100 famous mountains in Hokkaido. A second-class triangulation station "Izaridake" is set up on the mountaintop.^[1]

Etymology[]

Mount Izari is derived from the whose water source is this mountain. The etymology of "Izari" is the Ainu word for "Ichankoppesan," which means "river spawning salmon and trout."^[2] There is a mountain of the same name "Ichankoppesan" nearby.

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